| 100% | PAPA | 4 | Another word for "father", also the name of alt-rock band ___ Roach |
| 51% | CREAM | 5 | Coffee lightener, that's also the name of a British rock band |
| 46% | KISS | 4 | Rock band whose name also forms the call letters for a rock radio station in San Antonio |
| 45% | OLFACTION | 9 | Another word for the sense of smell |
| 44% | RETURN | 6 | Another word for the inbound leg of a trip |
| 43% | JAVA | 4 | Slang word for "coffee" that's also the name of an Indonesian island |
| 43% | PHYCOLOGY | 9 | Like algology, another word for the study of algae |
| 42% | REM | 3 | Rock band named for a phase of sleep |
| 42% | SEPPUKU | 7 | Another word for hara-kiri, the Japanese practice of suicide by disembowelment |
| 42% | REO | 3 | Classic car company in the name of a classic rock band |
| 41% | ORB | 3 | Another word for a sphere, such as the Sun, which is an ___ of light |
| 41% | GOO | 3 | When repeated twice, the name of an American rock band, with "Dolls" |
| 41% | NUMBAT | 6 | Another name for the banded anteater |
| 41% | SHOW | 4 | Another word for a binge-worthy series that may remind you of the "idiot box" |
| 41% | CRUE | 4 | Word in the name of Nikki Sixx’s band |
| 40% | GLASSES | 7 | Another word for the spectacles that would be a part of your "Harry Potter" Halloween costume |
| 40% | ABYSSINIA | 9 | Another name for the former empire of Ethiopia |
| 40% | PAPA | 4 | Another word for father |
| 40% | ZZTOP | 5 | Rock band whose name is suggested by the first row of this puzzle |
| 40% | IOTA | 4 | Vowel-rich name of the English word for a Greek vowel |
| 40% | VAMPIREWEEKEND | 14 | Indie rock band that won a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy in 2020 for "Father of the Bride": 2 wds. |
| 40% | SEWELLEL | 8 | Another name for the mountain beaver of North America |
| 39% | YEAH | 4 | Word repeated in the name of Karen O's band |
| 39% | CUEBALL | 7 | Another name for the white in a game of snooker |
| 39% | MORSELCODE | 10 | Another name for the five-second rule of dropped food? |
| 39% | HOLLAND | 7 | Region of and another name for the Netherlands |
| 39% | LITHOLOGY | 9 | Scientific name for the macroscopic study of rocks |
| 39% | GOO | 3 | Repeated word in the name of the "Slide" band |
| 39% | ASIA | 4 | "Heat of the Moment" band named for a continent |
| 39% | MGMT | 4 | Rock band with the song "Kids" whose name is short for their original name, "The Management" |